Software developer · Twin Falls, ID
Software developer in Twin Falls: $4,287/mo left
BLS OEWS May 2025 puts the median software developer wage in Twin Falls at $124,000 a year. About 120 software developer jobs are in the metro. The job is a smaller share of local employment than nationwide (location quotient 0.22). The 10th percentile is $62,400 and the 90th is $195,150. Pay ranks 144th-highest of 375 metros with a published median for this job. Pay is 9.0× a year of one-bedroom rent ($1,148/mo). Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax. At this pay, one adult in a one-bedroom keeps $4,287 a month after tax and rent. The best nearby metro for this job is Provo, about 211 miles away, at $4,682 left over a month.
Source: BLS OEWS May 2025.
Left over each month
$4,287
1 adult, 1 bd
Pay
$124,000
$62,400 to $195,150
Rent (1 bd)
$1,148
$1,367 (2 bd)
Employment
120
Location quotient 0.22
Pay rank
144th of 375
Metros with a published median
Pay vs rent
9.0×
Annual pay ÷ a year of 1 bd rent
Where the money goes
1 adult, 1 bd, software developer pay of $124,000.
- Taxes$2,894
- Rent$1,148
- Other living costs$2,005
- Left over$4,287
Pay and tax, per year
- Gross household pay
- $124,000
- Federal income tax
- −$19,007
- Social Security and Medicare
- −$9,486
- State income tax (ID)
- −$6,230
- Take-home pay
- $89,277
- Effective tax rate
- 28.0%
Living costs, per month
- Rent, 1br
- $1,148
- Groceries
- $387
- Getting around
- $603
- Healthcare
- $435
- Utilities and internet
- $242
- Everything else
- $338
- Total spending
- $3,153
Left over each month
$10,333 gross, minus $2,894 in tax and $3,153 in living costs.
$4,287
Rank every metro for a software developer
Same job. Local pay. After tax and rent. Best nearby: Provo, $4,682/mo.
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Questions
What does a software developer make in Twin Falls?
$124,000 a year. That figure is the BLS OEWS May 2025 median for the metro. About 120 software developer jobs are in the metro.
What is left after tax and rent for a software developer in Twin Falls?
$4,287 a month for one adult in a one-bedroom. Idaho charges a 5.70% flat income tax Rent is $1,148, and pay covers 9.0× a year of it.
Where nearby would a software developer keep more?
Provo, about 211 miles away, leaves $4,682 a month, more than Twin Falls.